Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – At last night’s Academy Awards, the Best Short Documentary went to a film called “Freeheld” about the struggle that a New Jersey police Lieutenant faced as she tried to include her partner in her pension while she also…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Somebody asked me the other day who the gays want for President. Hillary Clinton has been the long-time favorite because of her support of New Yorkers at pride events and legislation to help stop AIDS. I think the…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Marriage sure has gone through a lot of changes in the past centuries. A girl’s father used to decide who his daughter would marry. Then there were bans on interfaith and interracial marriages. Nowadays, almost everybody can choose…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – New Jersey has had “civil unions” for a year now. A state commission was formed to find out how that was working out, and they released their report today. The 12-member commission found that the law “creates a…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – Today is, of course, Abraham Lincoln’s 199th birthday and the start of a two-year bicentennial celebration. I understand that presidents are a sore subject for you since you are specially banned from being President simply because of where…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The Hollywood writers strike showed us what damage is caused when a few key people are removed from an important industry. While the studios can just go back to work, the special ban on gay marriage continues to…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – When the State Supreme Court hears the marriage exclusion case on March 4, they will face an unprecedented torrent of evidence that there is nothing wrong with gay marriage, and a historic outcry for full constitutional inclusion of…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I wrote to you earlier about your Chief of Staff, Susan Kennedy, and how awkward it must be for you to work with somebody who you consider to be less worthy of having access to marriage than your…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – I believe it is part of our Governor’s job is to see what happens in other states so the best can be brought to California and the worst left where it is. Kentucky has turned out to be…Read More »
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger – The greatest complement, it is said, is to be copied. By that measure, Maryland has given us a great big hug. The Maryland State Senator from Prince George’s County, Gwendolyn T. Britt, was arrested in 1960 for riding…Read More »